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The Advocate, Plus Among 2021 GLAAD Media Award Nominees

The Advocate, Plus Among 2021 GLAAD Media Award Nominees

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See the full list of films, TV shows, media outlets, and more recognized for advancing LGBTQ+ representation.

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The Advocate and its sister publications under the Pride Media umbrella received several nominations for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

Its nods include Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage -- a category it won in 2020. This year, the LGBTQ+ magazine will vie against mainstream outlets Billboard, People, and Variety as well as its sister health magazine, Plus.

Additionally, The Advocate was nominated in Outstanding Print Article for "20 LGBTQ+ People Working to Save Lives on the Frontline," profiles of out essential workers by Diane Anderson-Minshall, David Artavia, Tracy Gilchrist, Desiree Guerrero, Jeffrey Masters, Donald Padgett, and Daniel Reynolds.

This category also highlighted an article from Out magazine, "It's Time for a New Tipping Point for Transgender Folks in Hollywood," by Tre'vell Anderson. Anderson is nominated twice in this category, the other nomination coming for an Essence cover story, "Why Billy Porter Is a National Treasure."

The GLAAD Media Awards, established in 1990, "honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues." In addition to print and digital media, GLAAD honors film and television productions that excel at this purpose.

In total, there are 198 nominees this year within 28 categories. Of those nominees, 58 were from streaming services, 29 were from cable channels, and 14 were from broadcast TV. Netflix led the pack with 26 nods, followed by HBO Max (9), Amazon (4), Hulu (4), HBO (4), Cartoon Network (3), Disney+ (3), and PBS (3). Of note, the Hallmark Channel also received its first nod for The Christmas House, a gay-inclusive holiday film.

To no one's surprise, gay Hollywood guru Ryan Murphy was involved with six of the nominated productions: The Prom,The Boys in the Band,Circus of Books, Hollywood, Ratched, 9-1-1: Lone Star.

The Prom, the feel-good Netflix musical about lesbian teens fighting high school bigotry, is competing in the category of Outstanding Film - Wide Release, where it is up against The Craft: Legacy (Sony Pictures), Happiest Season (Hulu), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix), and The Old Guard (Netflix).

In the category of Outstanding Film - Limited Release, The Boys in the Band (Netflix) is up against Ammonite (Neon), And Then We Danced (Music Box Films), The Half of It (Netflix), I Carry You With Me (Sony Pictures Classics), Kajillionaire (Focus Features), The Life Ahead (Netflix), Lingua Franca (Array/Netflix), Monsoon (Strand Releasing), and The True Adventures of Wolfboy (Vertical Entertainment).

Additionally, GLAAD is bringing back the Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media. This year, that honor will go to Windy City Times, Chicago's vanguard LGBTQ+ publication that recently retired its print edition, which first appeared in 1985.

The 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, presented by Gilead and Ketel One Vodka, will take place virtually in April. Learn more at GLAAD.org and see the full list of nominees below.

Outstanding Film - Wide Release
The Craft: Legacy (Sony Pictures)
Happiest Season (Hulu)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix)
The Old Guard (Netflix)
The Prom (Netflix)

Outstanding Film - Limited Release
Ammonite (Neon)
And Then We Danced (Music Box Films)
The Boys in the Band (Netflix)
The Half of It (Netflix)
I Carry You With Me (Sony Pictures Classics)
Kajillionaire (Focus Features)
The Life Ahead (Netflix)
Lingua Franca (Array/Netflix)
Monsoon (Strand Releasing)
The True Adventures of Wolfboy (Vertical Entertainment)

Outstanding Documentary
Circus of Books (Netflix)
Disclosure (Netflix)
Equal (HBO Max)
For They Know Not What They Do (First Run Features)
Howard (Disney+)
Mucho Mucho Amor (Netflix)
Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street (Virgil FIlms/Shudder)
Visible: Out on Television (Apple TV+)
We Are the Radical Monarchs (PBS POV)
Welcome to Chechnya (HBO)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Big Mouth (Netflix)
Dead to Me (Netflix)
Everything's Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
Love, Victor (Hulu)
Saved by the Bell (Peacock)
Schitt's Creek (Pop)
Sex Education (Netflix)
Superstore (NBC)
Twenties (BET)

Outstanding Drama Series
9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)
Killing Eve (BBC America)
P-Valley (Starz)
Ratched (Netflix)
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)
Supergirl (The CW)
The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
Vida (Starz)
The Wilds (Amazon)
Wynonna Earp (Syfy)

Outstanding TV Movie
Alice Junior (Netflix)
Bad Education (HBO)
The Christmas House (Hallmark Channel)
The Christmas Setup (Lifetime)
Dashing in December (Paramount Network)
La Leyenda Negra (HBO Latino/HBO Max)
The Thing About Harry (Freeform)
Uncle Frank (Amazon Studios)
Unpregnant (HBO Max)
Your Name Engraved Herein (Netflix)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Dispatches From Elsewhere (AMC)
The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)
Hollywood (Netflix)
I May Destroy You (HBO)
Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)

Outstanding Reality
Program Deaf U (Netflix)
Legendary (HBO Max)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)
We're Here (HBO)

Outstanding Children's Programming
"Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!" DuckTales (Disney XD)
"Dogbot," Clifford The Big Red Dog (PBS)
"Nancy Plays Dress Up," Fancy Nancy (Disney Junior)
The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo (HBO Max)
Summer Camp Island (HBO Max)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming
Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
Diary of a Future President (Disney+)
First Day (Hulu)
Kipo and The Age of the Wonderbeasts (Dreamworks Animation/Netflix)
The Loud House (Nickelodeon)
"Mary Anne Saves the Day," The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
"Obsidian," Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max)
The Owl House (Disney Channel)
She-Ra & The Princesses of Power (Dreamworks Animation/Netflix)
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)

Outstanding Music Artist
Adam Lambert, Velvet (More Is More/Empire)
Brandy Clark, Your Life Is a Record (Warner)
Halsey, Manic (Capitol)
Kehlani, It Was Good Until It Wasn't (Atlantic)
Lady Gaga, Chromatica (Streamline/Interscope)
Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts (RCA)
Pabllo Vittar, 111 (BMT/Sony Music Brasil)
Peppermint, A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers (Producer Entertainment Group)
Ricky Martin, Pausa (Sony Latin)
Sam Smith, Love Goes (Capitol)

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
Arca, KiCk i (XL)
Chika, Industry Games (Warner)
Fletcher, The (S)ex Tapes (Capitol)
Keiynan Lonsdale, Rainbow Boy (Keiynan Lonsdale)
Kidd Kenn, Child's Play (Island Records)
Orville Peck, Show Pony (Columbia/Sub Pop)
Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher (Dead Oceans)
Rina Sawayama, Sawayama (Dirty Hit/Avex Trax)
Trixie Mattel, Barbara (Producer Entertainment Group/ATO Records)
Victoria Monet, Jaguar (Tribe Records)

Outstanding Video Game
Assassin's Creed Valhalla(Ubisoft)
Borderlands 3: Guns, Love, and Tentacles (2K Games)
Bugsnax (Young Horses)
Hades (Supergiant Games)
If Found...(Annapurna Interactive)
Ikenfell (Humble Games)
Immortals Fenyx Rising (Ubisoft)
The Last of Us Part II(Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Tell Me Why (Xbox Game Studios)
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands (Blizzard Entertainment)

Outstanding Comic Book
Empyre, Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling, Empyre: Aftermath Avengers, written by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Chip Zdarsky, Anthony Oliveira (Marvel Comics)
Far Sector, written by N.K. Jemisin (DC Comics)
Guardians of the Galaxy, written by Al Ewing (Marvel Comics)
Juliet Takes a Breath, written by Gabby Rivera (Boom! Studios)
Lois Lane, written by Greg Rucka (DC Comics)
The Magic Fish, written by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic)
Suicide Squad, written by Tom Taylor (DC Comics)
Wynd, written by James Tynion IV (Boom! Studios)
X-Factor, written by Leah Williams (Marvel Comics)
You Brought Me the Ocean, written by Alex Sanchez (DC Comics)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode
"Andy Cohen Calls for Change So He Can Donate His Plasma," Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen (Bravo)
"Black Trans Lives Matter," Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS)
"Emily's Coming Out Story," Red Table Talk: The Estefans (Facebook Watch)
"Laverne Cox - Exploring Trans Representation With 'Disclosure,'" The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
"Lilly Responds to Comments About Her Sexuality," A Little Late With Lilly Singh (NBC)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
"Black Trans Activists on Being the 'Blueprint for the Struggle for Black Freedom,'" MSNBC Live with Hallie Jackson (MSNBC)
"Dwyane Wade One-on-One: Basketball Legend Opens Up About Supporting Transgender Daughter," Good Morning America (ABC)
"Faith, Foster Care and LGBTQ Rights Collide in Supreme Court," ABC News Prime (ABC News Live)
"One-on-One with Transportation Secretary Nominee Pete Buttigieg," State of the Union (CNN)
"Trans and Non-Binary People Face Voting Barriers Ahead of 2020 Election" (CBSN)

Outstanding TV Journalism - Long-Form
"ABC News Joe Biden Town Hall" (ABC)
"The Deciders" (CBS)
"Pride and Protest: Being Black and Queer in America in 2020" (NBC News Now)
"Pride on ABC News Live: The Landmark Decision" (ABC News Live)
"Prideland" (PBS)

Outstanding Print Article
"20 LGBTQ+ People Working to Save Lives on the Frontline" by Diane Anderson-Minshall, David Artavia, Tracy Gilchrist, Desiree Guerrero, Jeffrey Masters, Donald Padgett, and Daniel Reynolds (The Advocate)
"The AIDS Quilt Marches Home" by Jason Sheeler (People)
"As Homeless Shelters Brace for Funding Cuts, LGBTQ Youths Take Desperate Measures to Get By" by Samantha Schmidt (The Washington Post)
"Delaware's Sarah McBride Makes History as the Nation's First Openly Transgender State Senator" by Meg Ryan (Delaware Today)
"How a March for Black Trans Lives Became a Huge Event" by Anushka Patil (The New York Times)
"It's Time for a New Tipping Point for Transgender Folks in Hollywood" by Tre'vell Anderson (Out)
"LGBTQ Americans Are Getting Coronavirus, Losing Jobs. Anti-Gay Bias is Making it Worse for Them" by Petruce Jean-Charles (USA Today)
"Lutheran High School Athletic Trainer, Coach Says She Was Fired for Being Gay" by Arika Herron (The Indianapolis Star)
"States Won't Collect LGBTQ Data on COVID-19 -- and Advocates Aren't Happy" by Chris Johnson (Washington Blade)
"Why Billy Porter Is a National Treasure" by Tre'vell Anderson (Essence)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate
Billboard
People
Plus
Variety

Outstanding Online Journalism Article
"The Battle Over Title IX and Who Gets to Be a Woman in Sports: Inside the Raging National Debate" by Katie Barnes (ESPN.com)
"Gay Men Speak Out After Being Turned Away from Donating Blood During Coronavirus Pandemic: 'We are Turning Away Perfectly Healthy Donors'" by Tony Morrison and Joel Lyons (GoodMorningAmerica.com)
"Here's How Reggie Greer Takes on LGBTQ Outreach for Joe Biden in this 'Very Personal' Election" by John Gallagher (LGBTQNation.com)
"No Medicine, No Food: Coronavirus Restrictions Amplify Health Risks to LGBT+ People with HIV" by Nita Bhalla and Oscar Lopez (OpenlyNews.com)
"An Oral History of Fashion's Response to the AIDS Epidemic" [series] by Phillip Picardi (Vogue.com)
"Queer Spaces Project" [series] by Nico Lang, Samantha Allen, Marke B., Matt Baume, Steven Blum, Alexander Cheves, Devlyn Camp, Michael Cuby, James Factora, KC Hoard, Sophie Hurwitz, Michelle Kim, and Daniel Villareal (Them.us)
"Trans Athletes' Fight for Inclusion in World Rugby" [series] by Dawn Ennis, Alex Reimer, Karleigh Webb, and Cyd Zeigler (Outsports.com)
"Trans Freedom Fighters" [series] by Sam Levin (TheGuardian.com)
"Trans, Imprisoned -- and Trapped" by Kate Sosin (NBCNews.com)
"'You Don't Belong Here': In Poland's 'LGBT-Free Zones' Existing is an Act of Defiance" by Ivana Kottasova and Rob Picheta (CNN.com)

Outstanding Online Journalism - Video or Multimedia
"A Closer Look: Transgender in Kashmir" by Robert Leslie (Business Insider)
"I'm an Immigrant Fighting for Queer Rights and Racial Justice" by Abigail E. Disney, Catherine King, Maria Nunez, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Patty Quillin, Julie Parker Benello, Susan Sherrerd, and Lynda Weinman (Refinery29)
"Stop Killing Us: Black Transgender Women's Lived Experiences" by Talibah Newman Ometu, Thomas Blount, Juliana Schatz Preston, and Mariah Dupont (Complex World)
"They Will See You: LGBTQ+ Visibility in Advertising" by Brent Miller, Otto Bell, and Jordan Shavarebi (Great Big Story)
"Why LGBTQ Rights Hinge on the Definition of 'Sex'" by Laura Bult, Ranjani Chakraborty, Melissa Hirsch, and Sidnee King (Vox)

Outstanding Blog
Gays With Kids
JoeMyGod
Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
The Reckoning
TransGriot

Special Recognition
After Forever (Amazon)
Deadline's New Hollywood Podcast
Happiest Season Soundtrack (Facet/Warner Records)
Noah's Arc: The 'Rona Chronicles (Patrik Ian-Polk Entertainment)
Out (Pixar/Disney+)
Razor Tongue (YouTube)
"The Son" Little America (Apple TV+)

Spanish-Language Categories

Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series
Ana (Amazon/Comedy Central/Pantaya)
Elite (Netflix)
#Luimelia (Atresplayer Premium)
Someone Has to Die (Netflix)
Veneno (HBO Max)

Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism
"Decision de la Corte Suprema Para Comunidad LGBTQ," Un Nuevo Dia (Telemundo)
"La Hermana de Aleyda Ortiz Narra Como Salio del Closet y Como se lo Comunico a su Familia," Despierta America (Univision)
"Proyecto ser Humano: La Terapia del Engano," Camilo (CNN en Espanol)
"Refugio para Pacientes de COVID-19 y Comunidad LGBTI en Mexico," Un Nuevo Dia (Telemundo)
"Sanacion Milagrosa," Despierta America (Univision)

Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism Article
"El Brutal Asesinato de una Mujer Transgenero Conmociona a Puerto Rico y Renueva una Conversacion Sobre la Transfobia" por Harmeet Kaur y Rafy Rivera (CNNEspanol.com)
"Desaparecio en Mexico, Solo se Hallaron sus Restos: La Historia de la Doctora Maria Elizabeth Montano y su Importancia para la Comunidad Trans" por Albinson Linares y Marina E. Franco (Telemundo.com)
"Entrevistas para el mes del Orgullo LGBT+" por Paula Velasco, Aurora Villasenor, y Sofia Viramontes (Gatopardo.com)
"Elliot Page y el Dilema Social del Genero" por Marcos Billy Guzman (ElNuevoDia.com)
"La Historia de un Amor Moderno" por Maria Torres Clausell (Quien.com)

Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism - Video or Multimedia
"Abril Zamora: Sin Filtros" (Elle Espana)
"Ciudad de Mexico Prohibe las 'Terapias' Contra la Homosexualidad" por Elias Camhaji, Jonas Cortes, y Rodrigo Floriano (El Pais)
"La Liga Deportiva de la Diversidad" por Lucia Anaya (VICE en Espanol)
"Mujeres LGBT+ en Mexico: Ari Vera" (Homosensual)
"Soy Trans: El Camino a un Nuevo Despertar" por Sarah Moreno, Esther Piccolino, y Jose Sepulveda (El Nuevo Herald)

Special Recognition (Spanish-Language)
Jesse & Joy, "Love (Es Nuestro Idioma)"

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Daniel Reynolds

Daniel Reynolds is the editor of social media for The Advocate. A native of New Jersey, he writes about entertainment, health, and politics.
Daniel Reynolds is the editor of social media for The Advocate. A native of New Jersey, he writes about entertainment, health, and politics.